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11 Feb 2009 22:47

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U.S.: Just awful: Man dragged under car nearly 20 miles, dies.

  • It happened in Queens, N.Y. The man, unidentified but between his mid-20s and 30s, was hit by one car whose driver went back to the scene of the crime and couldn’t find him. That’s because he was then hit by another driver who didn’t see him. That driver dragged him under the carriage of his van for 19.8 miles. The injuries, we won’t even begin to describe. But just imagine the worst – the article uses the phrase “torn-up corpse.” We wish his family condolences in the wake of this sad news. source
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11 Feb 2009 22:37

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Tech: Facebook paid lots of money to make ConnectU go away

  • $65 million was paid to the founders of ConnectU, a competing site who claims Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg ripped them off while he was still at Harvard
  • $15 billion Microsoft’s valuation of Facebook back in 2007, which seemed like a lot of money at the time, but then again, everybody seems to use it now. Just sayin’. source
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11 Feb 2009 22:15

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U.S.: The stimulus bill dips below $800 billion

  • $789 billion right now, and very, very close to passing source
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11 Feb 2009 22:04

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Sports: Another MLB player gets in trouble over steriods

  • I apologize. I know it was a mistake. I take responsibility. I am very sorry this happened. I’m sorry to my family, to Congress, to the Houston Astros and to the Major Leagues.
  • Miguel Tejada • a Houston Astros star who plead guilty today on charges of lying to congressional staffers about the steroid use of one of his teammates. Tejada did not admit to using steroids himself, however. He could be sentenced to as much as a year in prison but his sentence will likely be much slimmer. • source
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11 Feb 2009 21:58

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Offbeat, U.S.: This congressman has been in office for-freakin’-ever

  • 53 years and two months for elderly Rep. John Dingell, D-MI source
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11 Feb 2009 21:52

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Culture: Paris Hilton is a bit behind the curve on her “Twilight” love

  • She digs Robert Pattinson. Hilton, who kind of has a history of getting what she wants, mentioned to reporters that she finally saw the bloodsucking hit “Twilight” – which has been out since November – a couple of nights ago, and took a liking to both the vampire tale and the male lead. Regarding Pattinson, she noted that “He’s fabulous!” Next, Hilton will do the Macarena for us. source
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11 Feb 2009 21:38

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Culture: NYC transplants: Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?

  • I met a lot of people who I worked with in New York or got to know in New York — transplants — who said to me, ‘When I first arrived here in New York, I had this strange desire to find Sesame Street.’
  • Michael Davis • author of a new book, “Street Gang” about the popularity of the “Sesame Street” phenomenon and the people responsible for creating it • source
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11 Feb 2009 21:30

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Biz: Bernard Madoff’s wife: Cashing out when it’s crashing down?

  • $15 million was taken out before her hubby was arrested source
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11 Feb 2009 21:26

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Tech: Personal Rapid Transit: Cars that drive themselves?

The benefits of mass transit with the privacy of a car? We’re (sorta) curious. source
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11 Feb 2009 11:00

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Biz: Sirius XM could go bankrupt. Here’s why.

  • $3.25 billion in debt for the company, which merged together one last year. It has $5 billion in assets and 20 million subscribers.
  • $175 million in debt payments must be made by the satellite radio provider by the end of the month. They might be hindered by the credit crunch. source
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